Inaugural Deerfield Community Days offers families two days of fun this weekend

DEERFIELD — Coming off its sesquicentennial last year — recognizing 150 years of small-town community and living — Deerfield will usher in a new community event this weekend.

Two days of wholesome family friendly activities throughout the village, starting today on Friday, May 31, and continuing into Saturday, June 1, are lined up to celebrate the Deerfield community, kick off summer in the village and just have fun.

Deerfield Community Days — as they are aptly called — begin with a car show and food trucks at 4:30 p.m. today and conclude Saturday evening with a fireworks display at dusk. In between, there will be games for kids, antique tractor pullers at noon Saturday and plenty of chances for neighbors to get together with one another.

Food trucks — featuring Fat Axe Grill, Mrs. C’s Gourmet Grilled Cheese, and Sunset Ridge BBQ, to name a few — will be present all day Saturday as will be craft vendors. DJ-provided entertainment and music starts at 7 p.m. on Saturday.

Here’s a breakdown of what’s on tap for each day of the inaugural Deerfield Community Days:

Friday, May 31

• Food trucks, 4:30 p.m.

• Car show, 4:30 to 7:30 p.m.

• Bounce houses, 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

Saturday, June 1

• Parade, 10:30 a.m.

• Food trucks, 10:30 a.m.

• Craft vendors, 10:30 a.m.

• Truck and tractor pulls, Noon.

• Kids games, 1 to 4 p.m.

• Bounce houses, Noon to 8 p.m.

• DJ at the pavilion, 7 p.m.

• Fireworks at dusk.

Most of the planned activities will be centered in the village park, Deerfield Village officials said. The truck and tractor pulls will be on the village-owned grounds south of the school parking lot next to Deerfield Methodist Church, 110 Williams St.

The parade route, which has been mapped out and coordinated by village council trustee Gary Cousino, goes from West River Street to Carey Street.

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For more information regarding craft and vendor registration, visit deerfieldmichigan.gov.

Deerfield’s sesquicentennial last year, which celebrated the anniversary of its incorporation in 1873, brought movies, historical programs, a parade, music, a car show, food trucks, athletic tournaments and fireworks to the village for two days of entertainment.

Village President Todd Nighswander, during the sesquicentennial celebration, called Deerfield a great place to grow up and raise a family while noting it is, “close enough to everything but far enough away from everything."

The following weekend in June, June 7 and June 8, Deerfield's annual garage sale weekend returns for another summer. For information about the garage sales, contact the Deerfield Village Hall by calling 517-447-3138.

— Contact reporter Brad Heineman at [email protected] or follow him on X, formerly Twitter: twitter.com/LenaweeHeineman.

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